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NorthEast Times
Merakey’s Mobile Methadone Van Debuts in Kensington, Treats Hundreds
Merakey's mobile methadone van, described by WHYY as Philadelphia's first, now sits in the parking lot of the Kensington Wellness Support Center. It offers walk-up health exams, addiction consultations and same-day methadone doses. Patients can complete the intake process in under an hour, according to WHYY. Mayor Cherelle Parker said...
PA Times
Water Dept. update at TBYN
Skye Neulight, a community outreach specialist at the Philadelphia Water Department, spoke at last week’s Take Back Your Neighborhood meeting. Neulight handed out a packet that included information on Green City, Clean Waters, an initiative to reduce sewer overflows; the Water Department’s offer of free rain barrels; an Oct. 3 open house at the Southwest […]
hoodline.com
Philadelphia Rolls Out First Mobile Methadone Van, Treats 567 So Far
Philadelphia officials this week unveiled the city's first mobile narcotic treatment program, an RV-style van operated by Merakey that rolls directly into neighborhoods to connect people struggling with opioid use disorder to medication and long-term treatment. City leaders introduced the vehicle at the Kensington Wellness Support Center, an area long at the center of the city's overdose crisis.
beckersspine.com
Pennsylvania orthopedic groups add hand surgeon
Partner practices King of Prussia, Pa.-based Premier Orthopaedics and Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center added David Cholok, MD, to their medical staff. Dr. Cholok specializes in hand and upper extremity care, peripheral nerve surgery and microsurgical reconstruction, according to a Sept. 22 news release. He is welcoming new patients at...
USA TODAY
Are Americans still drinking a lot of alcohol? Depends on your age
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, alcohol consumption has dropped among adults in the United States, according to researchers in California and Philadelphia. Researchers from the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles and Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia found that while alcohol use has decreased, rates are still higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic, which lasted from 2020 to 2023. The study was published in the peer-reviewed journal “Annals of Internal Medicine” on Monday, Sept. 21. "It’s encouraging to see alcohol use decline for the first time since the start of the pandemic,” said Dr. Brian P. Lee, hepatologist and liver transplant specialist with Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California, in a university news release . Lee, a principal investigator of the study, added that “certain groups continue to have concerning trends.” The new study is a follow-up on Lee’s previous findings that alcohol use increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and continued for another two years, the university said. Here’s what the research team found. Researchers looked at survey responses taken over a six-year span To carry out the study, the researchers observed National Health Interview Survey responses from 114,352 U.S. adults between 2018
beckershospitalreview.com
Jefferson Health’s AI saved providers 1 million hours. Nursing is next
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health set out to give its clinicians back 10 million hours by 2028, a systemwide commitment to strip administrative work out of medical — and now nursing — practice. One year in, the system has banked a little over 1 million of those hours, according to...
pennmedicine.org
Penn Medicine at the 2026 ASTRO Annual Meeting
Leading experts in radiation therapy from the Abramson Cancer Center (ACC) of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine will give several high-profile presentations at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO) 68th Annual Meeting, taking place Sept. 26-30 in Boston. At the meeting, Neha Vapiwala,...
Daily Voice
Woodbury Pharmacist Must Sell Pharmacy After Repeated Violations: AG
A Gloucester County pharmacist's license must sell her pharmacy after she violated an order that had suspended her license after being accused of practicing unsafely, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 18. Nittal Lodha, owner and operator of Woodbury Family Pharmacy, operated in unsanitary con…
NorthEast Times
Second Measles Warning Issued as Airport Travelers Told to Check Vaccination Status
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health warned Saturday of a possible measles exposure at Philadelphia International Airport, according to a notice posted on the city's website. The exposure is not linked to a separate measles case reported earlier at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Health officials said the traveler with measles...
beckersspine.com
Pennsylvania orthopedic group adds joint replacement surgeon
Premier Orthopaedics & Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center has added Vibhu Banala, MD, to its medical staff. Dr. Banala is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in adult reconstruction, including primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty, according to a September news release shared with Becker’s. Premier Orthopaedics & Philadelphia Hand...
pennmedicine.org
Scheie Eye Institute in MOTION: Penn Medicine’s new mobile unit brings sight-saving care to vulnerable residents
Scheie Eye Institute in MOTION brings free screenings for the four leading causes of blindness—glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy—directly to Philadelphia’s underserved and unhoused communities, with support for the uninsured, and social work services that close the loop from screening to follow-up care. Residents in...